Speakerzoid

Speakerzoid
Studio album by
the Jungle Giants
Released7 August 2015 (2015-08-07)
GenreIndie rock
Length41:14
LabelAmplifire Music
The Jungle Giants chronology
Learn to Exist
(2013) 		Speakerzoid
(2015) 		Quiet Ferocity
(2017)
Singles from Speakerzoid
  1. "Every Kind of Way"
    Released: 10 April 2015[1]
  2. "Kooky Eyes"
    Released: 19 June 2015[2]
  3. "Creepy Cool"
    Released: March 2016[3]
  4. "Devil's Play"
    Released: June 2016[4]

Speakerzoid is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band the Jungle Giants. The album was released on 7 August 2015 and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts.

Lead singer Sam Hales explains the title comes from his girlfriend misunderstanding a lyric in a song. He said "Someone was playing the Sonic Youth song Teenage Riot' and my girlfriend thought she was saying 'Speakerzoid' (when she was saying 'spirit desire'). After a while I just really liked the word."[5]

Upon release, Hales told The AU Review "We've always looked for the opportunity, if you've seen us live, whenever we get the chance, we'll lose our heads a bit and go crazy. With this record, we wanted to create more chances for that, more opportunities for a stage dive or anything like banging your head on guitars! It's a record that we wanted to make so that the live sets would come together as this big thing that, once you left, your brain would be a bit fried."[6]

The album was supported by an Australian tour throughout September and October 2015[6] and the US in October and November 2015.[7]

  1. ^ "Every Kind of Way – Single by the Jungle Giants". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Kooky Eyes – Single by the Jungle Giants". Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via iTunes Australia.
  3. ^ "The Jungle Giants – Creepy Cool (Official)". 8 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "The Jungle Giants – Devil's Play (Official)". 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Interview: The Jungle Giants' Sam Hales on New Album Speakerzoid". V Music. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The AU Interview: Sam Hales Chats Speakerzoid and the Jungle Giants' Preparation to 'Fucking Unleash' on Tour!". The AU Review. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Listen to The Jungle Giants' Just Strange Enough New LP 'Speakerzoid'". Vice. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.